Mining services

The two big mining contractors that dominate the underground sector have very different recent histories, but face similar challenges.

New growth opportunities will be few and far between for mining contractors, who are under pressure to trim their rates. The irony was inescapable.

For a business exposed to the ups and downs of commodity prices and the costs of the manufacturing sector, Civmec has had a good year.

Major investments in Latin America by some of the world's biggest miners have provided a number of mining services companies with the opportunity to get a toehold in the region.

Difficult to define but becoming impossible to ignore, the Australian METS sector – made up of mining equipment, technology and services companies – has emerged from the mining boom as a leader in tec

Two years ago, Viento Group was a battling property investment company treading water.

Peter Blackburn had to dig deep to turn his 'great idea' into a successful business.

Perth technology boffins tinkering away in their parents' garages had a good year in 1993, if iiNet and Immersive Technologies are any guide.